| Jenny Connolly and her husband, Scott, a local area teacher, are also active members in the community and devoted Panther fans. They hope to make the Cedar Valley their home as Jenny plans to pursue a local position in education upon graduation in May of 2008. Best wishes Jenny! |  |
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Graduate Student Travel Support Still Available
For Spring 2008
The Graduate Student Opportunity Fund provides travel support for current graduate students to present at academic conferences. The Graduate College is pleased to announce the availability of funding for conferences held during the Spring 2008 semester. Eligibility criteria, guidelines, and application form are available by clicking HERE. Applications are processed in the order received and must be fully completed to be considered.
Intercollegiate Academics Travel and
Research Funding for Graduate Students
The Intercollegiate Academics Fund (IAF) is used to support academic related travel and research by students and is funded by student fee monies. Recently the IAF committee made changes to the fund and revised the guidelines for the 2007-2008 academic year.
First, the maximum amount a graduate student is eligible to receive has been raised from $300 to $500. The maximum amount a group can receive will be $7,500 (but no more than $500 per student).
Second, the maximum amount a graduate student may receive fudning for student research is $500. Students will also be eligible to apply for and receive funds from both sources in the same academic year, thus an individual student who conducts research in the fall and presents it at a conference in the spring could apply for up to $500 from each fund, for a maximum of $1,000 during the academic year.
The committee will continue to fund travel only for students presenting at conferences or academic competitions. For more information visit the Provost Office’s website. Click here to get an application form.
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The Division of Leisure, Youth and Human Services recently hosted Dr. Francis Lobo, an internationally recognized professor for his work in sociology and leisure. While visiting UNI from Edith Cowan University in Australia, Dr. Lobo provided numerous lectures to the programs' doctoral, masters, and undergraduate students and also met with students to discuss dissertation and research ideas.
The University of Northern Iowa and the Division of Leisure, Youth and Human Services are grateful for Dr. Lobo's visit and are happy to announce his return next year to teach a course in leisure and aging.
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Counseling Center (Individual, group, couples counseling, & more) |
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UNI Substance Abuse Treatment (Student Health Center) |
Public Safety (safety escorts, vehicle assistance, protection, & more) |
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* ALL Graduate Students Welcome
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The 2007 December Graduation Celebration, sponsored by the Graduate College, was held on Friday, December 14 at the Hearst Center for the Arts. Many graduate students and their families, as well as faculty and staff attended and enjoyed the celebration. Click HERE to see pictures from the event. |
The Graduate College invites all graduate students, graduate faculty, family, and friends to help honor UNI's Graduate College graduates at this springs May Graduation Celebration. The celebration will be held on Graduation Day, May 10, in the McLeod Center Alumni Suite. The schedule has yet to be determined. Details will be sent to All graduate students. Hope to see you there! |
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The Rod Library has created a research guide for graduate students. The guide includes information on accessing your library account, renewing materials, placing holds or recalls on items, and using interlibrary loan. Also provided are additional guides to library services and resources, information for distance learners, and a link for requesting a research consultation. To check out these and other helpful resources, click here.
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| Above, PSM-EM graduate student Megan Reehl works collecting plants at the Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area while another PSM-EM graduate student, Erin Harpenau, and UNI Assistant Director of Operations Planning, Paul Meyermann, are pictured as they plan for the revitalization of fish habitats at a construction site on campus. Also pictured are PSM-EM graduate students on scene researching a local field site. |
| Graduate students from one of UNI's newest graduate programs, the Professional Science Masters program in Ecosystem Management (PSM-EM), are working on three year-long team projects with clients off campus. The seven students in the PSM-EM program recently began their total-immersion experiences. The first, working for the Black Hawk County Conservation Board on the Cedar Island Wildlife Area Management Plan identifying area plants. Second, the Tall grass Prairie Center (TPC) testing the benefits of using prairie grass as a renewable energy source. Lastly, an urban storm water management project examining how storm water runoff affects water quality testing various sites including campus locations, residential developments, and an industrial site. For more information about these projects and/or the PSM-EM program please visit the PSM-EM program website HERE. |
*Attention all Graduate Students!* The Women's and Gender Studies Program's student organization, the Gender Equality Association (GEA), wants to extend a welcome to all undergraduate and graduate students to join GEA!
GEA is an informal undergraduate and graduate student organization of women and men working to promote equality and awareness of gender issues. GEA has representatives on the Women's and Gender Studies Advisory Board of Directors and has input in planning Women's History Month, UNI Diversity Week, the Women's Shelter Benefit Concert, the Take Back the Night Rally, and the Safe Date Tailgate. If you would like to be a member of this growing student organization or if you would like more information, please send an email to cthiedel@uni.edu.
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| WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2008- "Women's Art, Women's Vision." Join the Women's and Gender Studies Program and other programs across campus for a series of events celebrating women's creative pursuits in writing, composing, performance, and more. A printable calendar of events for WHM can be found HERE on the Women's and Gender Studies website. |
Jennifer Ostwinkle and Sharna Thomason, History Graduate Assistants at the UNI Museums, helped to organize thousands of historic Iowa rural school records in the fall semester of 2007. These records, some dating back to the 1850's, were recently donated from nearly 12,000 country schools all over the state of Iowa and contain a wealth of information. Both Ostwinkle and Thomason helped compile records in order to assist faculty and student researchers, as well as public genealogists, in their research and study of the rich history of education in Iowa.
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The Graffito is a publication of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.